Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Old Thread: Dialectics of Nature

2005-02-19 Thread Ralph Dumain
Reading this old thread of my late beloved Lisa brings back a lot of memories. I do not, remember, however, how this discussion proceeded from there. I do remember that it was an unfinished discussion, and that I had it in the back of my mind to engage Lisa once again attempting to divert

[Marxism-Thaxis] Black History Month: Eslanda Cardozo Goode, chemist, activist, anthropologist

2005-02-19 Thread Charles Brown
The Next International may declare the first week of May Communist History Week. John Henry ^^ http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAgoode.jpg Eslanda Goode Eslanda Goode, the daughter of John Goode and Eslanda Cardozo, was born in Washington in

[Marxism-Thaxis] l Salaam Comrade Robeson

2005-02-19 Thread Charles Brown
l Salaam Comrade Robeson Vijay Prashad Assistant Professor of International Studies Trinity College Acknowledgements to Elisabeth Armstrong and Johnny Williams for leads and for interpretation. Paul Robeson, 1931 http://www.proxsa.org/politics/paul.jpg The Sun is ours. The earth will

[Marxism-Thaxis] Re: Tragedy of the Commons

2005-02-19 Thread Waistline2
CORRECTION: overgrazing by the common people did NOT occur. sorry. Comment Upon first regarding of comments on Global warming: tragedy of the commons revisited (s. artesian) I had made the mental correction based on many of your previous writings and comments which generally and

[Marxism-Thaxis] Declaration of Genocide by U.S. Government

2005-02-19 Thread Charles Brown
Declaration of Genocide by U.S. Government Against the Black Population in the United States BLOCKED::http://www.nbufront.org/jpgs/geno.jpg A National Petition Drive and Campaign http://www.nbufront.org/bbrown/hrgprof.html Table of Contents * Origin of the NBUF National Petition Drive

[Marxism-Thaxis] Black History Month: The legacy of Benjamin J. Davis

2005-02-19 Thread Charles Brown
Benjamin Davis http://epa.cpusa.org/Photos/BenjaminDavis.jpg The legacy of Benjamin J. Davis Ben Davis was born September 8, 1903, in Dawson, Ga. He grew up in a relatively privileged African American home. His father was the editor and publisher of the

[Marxism-Thaxis] Old Thread: Dialectics of Nature

2005-02-19 Thread Charles Brown
Good to make your acquaintance , Ralph. There was _another_ big thread debating Engels idea that there is a dialectics of nature, and especially as to whether Marx agreed with Engels. I'll bring link that. http://lists.econ.utah.edu/pipermail/marxism-thaxis/1998-December/012853.htm l

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Old Thread: Dialectics of Nature

2005-02-19 Thread Steve Gabosch
I took a peek at some of the posts on Engels and Dialectics of Nature. Sorry about the loss of Lisa, she was clearly a very able thinker and writer. Thank you, Ralph, for sharing your fond memory of her. My own take on dialectics fits very closely with Engels, along the lines George Novack

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Old Thread: Dialectics of Nature

2005-02-19 Thread Ralph Dumain
I made a comparable argument as part of a recent discussion in a local philosophy group. The topic was emergence. I made a pitch for Engels as a pioneer of this concept. Curiously, much of the literature on the subject--including encyclopedia articles--is heavily biased in citing its

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Applied Dialectics of Change

2005-02-19 Thread Waistline2
Entering an Epoch of Social Revolution Including additional essays Dialectics of the Leap and the Destruction of Capitalism and... Polarization in U.S. -- Basis for a Workers Party (c) Copyright April, 1993 Workers Press P.O. Box 3705 Chicago, IL 60654 full:

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Applied Dialectics of Change

2005-02-19 Thread Waistline2
Institute Resource Paper #4 The Shape of History: Historical Materialism, Electronics and Value full: http://www.scienceofsociety.org/inbox/res4.html Marxism is, first and foremost, the science of society. Through examination and experimentation, by applying theory through practice and, through

[Marxism-Thaxis] Re: Black Hisotry Month: African Americans and the Struggle for a New Society

2005-02-19 Thread Waistline2
African Americans and the Struggle for a New Society African American history is the heart of American history. This is true because the manipulation and the exploitation of African Americans, along with their ceaseless struggle for freedom and equality, has somehow been at the center of

[Marxism-Thaxis] Detroit: Water Held Hostage

2005-02-19 Thread Waistline2
Detroit: Water Held Hostage By Maureen Taylor Editor's note: Maureen Taylor, at right, chairperson of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization, made the speech below at the Water for People Not for Profit workshop at the 2004 World Social Forum in Boston. Maureen discusses Michigan's

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Re: Black Hisotry Month: Watts 1965, turning point

2005-02-19 Thread Waistline2
The historical significance of the Watts uprising August 2000 by Nelson Peery August 11 marks the 35th anniversary of the Watts rebellion. Why did it happen? Armed, mass uprisings are a specific stage of struggle against an oppressing state power. In the struggle against violent

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Re: Black Hisotry Month: 1999

2005-02-19 Thread Waistline2
African American History Month's true meaning By Nelson Peery African American history is the heart of the history of our country. Understanding the exploitation and political maneuvering of the black minority of the population is key to understanding American history. Political control of the